We Need to Talk: A Practical Guide to the Lost Art of Conversation

We Need to Talk — They are, perhaps, the most dreaded four words in the English language.

But in her timely, insightful and wonderfully practical book by the same title, Celeste Headlee — who earns a living by talking on the airwaves of National Public Radio — makes the case that they are urgently needed. Whether you’re struggling to communicate with your kid’s teacher at school, an employee at work or the people you love the most — Headlee offers smart strategies that can help us all have conversations that matter.

We Need to Talk — They are, perhaps, the most dreaded four words in the English language.

But in her timely, insightful and wonderfully practical book by the same title, Celeste Headlee — who earns a living by talking on the airwaves of National Public Radio — makes the case that they are urgently needed. Whether you’re struggling to communicate with your kid’s teacher at school, an employee at work or the people you love the most — Headlee offers smart strategies that can help us all have conversations that matter.